Mesa del Medio
Mesa del Medio rises to 1,668 m in New Mexico. Mesa Lauriano stands 2,084 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita Cortada, a peak 1.1 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,668 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
52 named places within 25 miles
- Mesita Cortada: 1.1 mi
- Punta de Mesa Colorado: 1.3 mi
- El Cerrito: 2.8 mi
- Mesita de Guadalupe: 3.1 mi
- Pedro Miguel Peak: 8.8 mi
- Joe Gutierrez Park: 14.6 mi
- Park Lake: 15.2 mi
- Pintada Communtiy Center: 16.6 mi
- Guadalupe Courthouse Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Jesus M Casaus House Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Grzelachowski House Historic Site: 22.6 mi
- Abandoned Vehicle: 17.2 mi
- Fort Hatch: 17.4 mi
- Vásquez De Coronado’s Route: 22.6 mi
- Casas del Medio: 3.3 mi
- Route 66 Auto Museum: 16.0 mi
- Pintada: 16.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 16.6 mi
- Star Axis: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa del Medio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Lauriano | N 351° | 2,084 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mesa Apache | NNW 329° | 2,067 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mesas Cuatas | NNW 345° | 2,064 m | 21.9 mi |
| Potrillo Hill | W 262° | 1,880 m | 22.2 mi |
| La Cabra Mesa | WNW 288° | 1,868 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mesa de la Chamizalosa | WNW 289° | 1,867 m | 21.5 mi |
| Ciruela Mesa | WNW 291° | 1,845 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mesita Tierra Blanca | WNW 295° | 1,833 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dilia, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899768 — Mesa del Medio, Guadalupe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586184
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